Morris tribune., 1887-02-09

ton OF the interstate commerce law. Com
paint was made that higher rates from
Iowa points are changed to GlenwoOd tina
to Council Blutir, = ter distance. TIL
beard held that the principle OF the inter
state commerce bill relative to the lon
and short hauls should apply to pointt
within the state and to charge more fO,
longer than short distance IS eXtOrUiGn.
Capt, WilliaGt Turtle, one of the mos
noted Il american detectives, died in Chi
cago OF paralysis. His most celebrated
capture was that of Thomas Morrison anC
William Prout. who robbed this American
Express campany OF S4l, 900 in 1866,
Benjamin Calendar 3 Co" CT Boston
wholesale hHrdwrrc, nay lalled and gone in
20 Insolvency. Liabilities, SILT, 900; assets
unknown. The senior partner, Ben amir
Calendar died ~ month ago and the sur
viving partners have found the firm in
solvent.
1t is alleged that Lieut. J,hn /, SHAY
Sixth tnfaotry, has beer Guilty OF duplicate
Ing his pay Accounts. lie left his station
at Fort douglas, Utah, On leave OF alb
52nce last December, and so far as heard
/ from four separate accounts for that
month have been presented through banks
and claim GIeuJs three OF which have been
| p3l0 bv paymHstcrs in different parts Ot
| Of the pay department Will show Il similar
condition in his accounts for the month ot
January. He was last heard from at Hot
! Springs.
Thomas Is. Conncry, OF New York, wHa
! confirmed to he secretary u legation at
the City 81 Mexico.
! tho president has allowed the act APP
propriuting 500, 900 a year to provide
| arms and equipments for tho militia to
become Il law without his signature. Ills
| failure to sign the bill within ten days is
regarded as an oversight, Us he was not
known to object to it.
James Russell Lowell will be III London
again bout Easter
A NON arrested for the supposed murder
OF c. A. Scotield OF Winnipeg, proves to be
Scotield himself
The trial OF Dillon, Redmond, O. Brien
and others, on the charge OF conspiracy
. for agitation in favor OF tho plan Of cam
puign, has opened, =. Redmond was absent
on accCunt Of illness 1rayerses counsel
raised several technical points against the
proceedings.
Vt the Graves sale OF pictures in New
York {. 2. Huntington, the railroad
maGnate, paid SO, 900 for ono of Corot's
pictures.
The estate OF the late Moses Williams OF
Boston amounts to about $4,OO0,OOO.
Gen. Banks has farm near Boston
where he spends all his spare cash on
agricultural experiments.
Senator Davis aud wife OF Minnesota ar
rived IN Washington and are quartered at
Willard S. Senator Davis was taken in
charge on the floor OF the senate by Sena-
tors Spooner and Sabin and introduced
to the more prominent members OF that
body. He made Il very favorable impress
sion.
Postottfces established: Minnesota:
Nin.5ali, Ntearns county. Wisconsin,
Saxon, Ashland county. Discontinued
Dakota: kinlOss, Walsh county. Iowa:
Mcknight, Humboldt county. pCstmHs-
ters misioned-Iinnesota: Milan, ..
X. Opjordan.
Hiram W. Hall was nominated post
master at st. Charles, Minn, He
is a Democrat and editor and pr0prie-
tor Of the st. Charles News. His nominal
tion was secured By COngressman-olcct
Wilson. Mr.. Hall succeeds John Picket,
whose term Of office has expired.
kilograms from European capitals are
increasingly warlikc. Berlin dispatches as
sert that the German government has re-
ceiyeG positive adEiccs OF continued con.
centrations OF French troops in direct
contradiction to the instructions alleged to
nave been issued by Gen. BOulanger. Late
Paris kilograms confirm the report OF the
AlsaCe Lorraine ga1risOns being brought
up to war strength and give additional &C
counts Of heavy movements OF German
troops toward the French frontier. Wen
ma dispatches state that the ministry of
war have suddenly stopped work on
French and Russia contracts for magazine
rifles, revolvers and munitions OF war at
all the factories having contracts on hand.
All factories are now working exclusively
on small arms and ammunition for the
Austrian government. The press censor
ship at St. Petersburg has to great ex-
tent dried up the source Of information,
but through ROumanian channels it is
learned that two complete Russian corps
are completing their concentration in the
southeast and heavy reinforcements are
going from the interior to the southwest.
The flood at Lyons, Mich, is terrible \
panic has seized the people The water in
some places is four feet deep in many resi- |
dences and the same state of affairs pre-
walls in storerooms. Everybody is NOV |
ing or preparing to move.
The president and Mrs Cleveland at |
tended Wilson Barrett,s performance OF |
Hamlet" at the National theatre. The |
presidential party and other occupants OF |
the boxes were presented satin programmes !
iringed with gold, and superb boquets. /
John SpIan has bought OF Louisville /
men the black gelding Wilkes, five years |
old, by George Wilkes, own brother to the |
horse Jersey Wilkes, for whom J. Ijams OF |
Terre Haute, Ind, some time ago paid |
$50, 600 Splan paid Sc, for the geld |
ing, which has no record. but showed re- !
peated miles in 2:23 last fall as a four
year old.
Brock & Wiener Wholesale clothing
Ifacturers and dealers, Buffalo, n. Y. have |
assigned. Liabilities, S2O0,O0O prefer |
7nces, S15O,OO0.
Pugilistic weights are: Feathers, up to ;
l15 pounds; light weights, from 115 to !
1870; middle weights 100 to $50, and /
heavy weights over 100.
Justices BIachford and Matthews, OF the
supreme BENCH are conceded to be the best
Judges OF tea in Washington.
Eddie Goose, aged sixteen, OF Kinzua
Pa, APPARENTLY died, but during the funeral !
ceremony came to lie and will probably
egain his health.
Senator elect Quay of Pennsylvania
will, with his wife, spend some weeks in
Florida.
Secretary Endicott is fond Of old, rare
vines, and is considered q good Judge OF
he rosy.
The president has nominated Samuel n
Aldrich OF Massachusetts to be assistant
treasurer Of the United States at Boston.
Lew c. Williams OF Columbus, Wis, is
Missing, and is thought to have been frozen
o death.
Twenty-Five additional indictments for
lection frauds have been found by the fed
raj grand jury in st. Louis.
The defalcation Of Gen. Thomas A. Jo-
eph, treasurer OF the Texas grand lodge OF
odd Fellows is 1913, 1S5. The money was
Ost in mining speculations. Joseph is 70
ears old and ex-mayor OF Galveston.
Much damage was done at Denver by
ale. passenger train OF three coaches
N the Denver & South Park road, be-
ween Denver and Morrison, was lifted
rom the track by a terrific blast and hurl-
d down q ten foot embankment.
Lord Salisbury's second son, William
ecil, will shortly be ordained to the prizes t.
God OF the Church OF England.
Berlin kilograms state that the pope's
in favor OF the army bill is
Explained as intended solely in the inter
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